De Havilland DHC-2 N199BM
7 September 2005 · Igiugig, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 September 2005 at about 02:00 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2 registered N199BM was involved in an accident near Igiugig, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 02:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Igiugig, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 56.9594, -158.5801
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-2
- Registration
- N199BM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Igiugig → Igiugig
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC05CA137
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff run when he was unable to lift one float off the water, which resulted in a subsequent collision with terrain. A factor contributing to the accident was a river bank.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airline transport certificated pilot was departing eastbound, and up-river in a float-equipped airplane. He said the airplane was on-step, and he attempted to lift one float out of the water during the takeoff run, but was unsuccessful. He then decided to abort the takeoff by closing the engine throttle, and the airplane collided with the river bank. The left float assembly was torn off the fuselage, and the airplane received structural damage to the fuselage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 2005 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | National Park Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 2005 | De Havilland DHC-2 | King Salmon, Alaska, United States | Alaska Rainbow Lodge Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 2005 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | Fly Denali, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2006 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Big Lake, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 2004 | De Havilland DHC-2 MK.1 | Fawcett Lake, Canada | Pickeral Arm Camps | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Sep 2006 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | Alex T. Stack | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 2005 | Cessna 180 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Sep 2005 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Nenana, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 2005 | Cessna 180 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 2005 | Piper PA-18 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 2005 | Cessna 207A | Excursion Inlet, Alaska, United States | Wings of Alaska | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 2005 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Koyukuk, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |